'Clock is Ticking', Voting Rights Rallies & Pocket Watch Frenzy - Monday, May 18, 2026
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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The news to know for Monday, May 18, 2026!
We're talking about President Trump's latest warning for Iran as investigators believe the conflict is inspiring attacks and terror plots beyond the Middle East.
Also, a political upset that seems to show, once again, how much sway Trump still has with the G.O.P.
Plus, where Americans could face another tornado outbreak today, why the busiest U.S. passenger rail service had to shut down, and how Americans are tipping, depending on where they live.
Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Monday, May 18th. We're talking about President Trump's latest warning for Iran, |
| 0:04.7 | as investigators believe the conflict is inspiring attacks and terror plots beyond the Middle |
| 0:09.2 | East. Also, a political upset that seems to show once again how much sway Trump still has |
| 0:14.2 | with the GOP. Plus, where Americans could face another tornado outbreak today, why the busiest |
| 0:19.7 | passenger rail service had to shut down, |
| 0:22.8 | and how Americans are tipping depending on where they live. Those stories and more news to know coming up. |
| 0:29.7 | Welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in less than 15 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:36.5 | Let's do this. |
| 0:40.5 | President Trump is now threatening Iran. He's ready to hit much harder if things don't |
| 0:44.9 | change soon. Over the weekend, President Trump reportedly met with top members of his national |
| 0:49.3 | security team to talk about the path forward. Then he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister |
| 0:53.7 | Benjamin Netanyahu. |
| 0:55.2 | After both talks, Trump wrote a message for the Iranians saying the clock is ticking |
| 0:59.4 | that they better move fast or, quote, there won't be anything left of them. |
| 1:04.1 | Reports say Trump has grown increasingly impatient with how Iran has been handling the peace talks. |
| 1:08.9 | Remember, he wants meaningful concessions on Iran's nuclear program, |
| 1:12.5 | and he wants the Strait of Hormuz to be opened back up, especially since it's had such a widespread |
| 1:16.8 | impact on oil prices. But the president has apparently gotten increasingly frustrated by Iran |
| 1:22.1 | rejecting those demands. So reports say the Pentagon has already prepared a series of military |
| 1:26.7 | plans should Trump ultimately |
| 1:28.7 | decide to resume major combat operations and that they include civilian targets. At this point, |
| 1:34.5 | Trump has not given Iran a specific deadline. He's expected to meet again with his national security |
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